Wildwood

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Wildwood

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Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy that transports audiences into a secret, dangerously alive world. A girl's desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries--where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance. In an era of automation, LAIKA delivers its most ambitious and globally accessible film yet--a bold fusion of human-crafted artistry and cinematic storytelling from the makers of Coraline.

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Critics Consensus

A marvelous technical achievement that packs an emotional wallop, Wildwood reaffirms the value of a thoughtful fantasy tale told straight while dazzling the eye with its innovative and painstaking stop-motion wizardry.

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Dana Stevens

Slate

10 hrs ago

Wildwood is at heart an action-adventure film, full of chases and narrow escapes and grand-scale mayhem, but what sets it apart from so many other family-film escapades is its willingness to allow for the complexities of human behavior and emotion.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

13 hrs ago

The dream of the Nineties is very much alive in this coming-of-age tale. So is the dream of the Nineties animation boom, in which flying freak flags and previously untapped emotional frequencies helped fuel a renaissance.

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

4 days ago

5/5

Wildwood is the perfect handmade antidote to AI -- a little (big) slice of cinema magic.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

10 hrs ago

4.5/5

Frankly, the artistry of this film is off the charts.

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India Lewis

The Arts Desk

11 hrs ago

4/5

It’s very inventive, stunningly beautiful, technically astounding (the people next to me audibly gasped every time legions of coyote soldiers marched across the screen), and has one of the best battle set pieces I have ever seen.

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

14 hrs ago

4/4

Wildwood made me feel alive.

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2 hrs ago

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Toni

3 hrs ago

Amazing visuals, compelling storyline, and characters that move you—this is worth watching.

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Josue

3 hrs ago

it was awesome the trailer doesn't do it justice! but fair warning this movie isn't for kids. I recommend teenagers and up. overall a must see!!!

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Woo K

3 hrs ago

Most mind blowing experience I have had watching an Animated film since "Toy Story"

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Jman36x

4 hrs ago

The story, the characters, the main villain, the emotional impact, the animation, this movie is a must see in my book.

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Jake

4 hrs ago

Great!! Best one yet!

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Synopsis

Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy that transports audiences into a secret, dangerously alive world. A girl's desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries--where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance. In an era of automation, LAIKA delivers its most ambitious and globally accessible film yet--a bold fusion of human-crafted artistry and cinematic storytelling from the makers of Coraline.

Director: Travis Knight
Producer: Travis Knight, Samuel Wilson
Screenwriter: Chris Butler
Distributor: Fathom Entertainment
Production Co: Laika Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Partial Nudity|Bloody Images|Thematic Material|Language|Strong Fantasy Violence|Suicide-Related Material)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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